There are two important concepts that any property investor needs to be aware of - yield, and capital gain.
Thursday, October 31st 2002, 12:06PM
by The Landlord
Yield is the expected annual rental return, expressed as a percentage of the purchase price.
The average yield in New Zealand is 6 per cent, although this varies significantly across regions.
The highest average regional yield is in Otago (9.1 per cent) and the lowest is in Northland (5.4 per cent). Auckland is at the lower end of the spectrum, at 5.6 per cent...
Read More - Opens in a new window